Hame-fastener.



F. M. & M. 1). HOWE.

HAME FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 6, 1911.

Patented Oct. 1, 1912.

Inventor:

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FRED M. HOWE AND MAURICE LD. HOWE, OF WELLSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAME-FASTENER.

Specification of iLetters Patent.

Application filed October 6, 1911. Serial N 0. 653,149.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED M. HOWE and MAURICE D. Home, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Wellsboro, in the county of Tioga, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Heme-Fastener, of which thefollowing. is a specification.

This,invention relates to improvements in what are ordinarily termedhame fasteners.

The invention has primarily for its object to readily adjust oraccommodate the hame members to the size of the collar.

A further object is to provide for quickly or expeditiously actuatingthe device iniapplying it for use.

A still further object is to adapt the device so as to be capable of itsmaximum effectiveness, while it is characterized for simplicity andready actuation.

A still further object is to carry out the aforesaid ends in a simple,efiective and in:

expensive manner.

The invention consists of certain instrumentalities and featuressubstantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and defined by the claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of ourinvention wherein it will be understood that various changes andmodifications may be made therein as relates to the detailedconstruction and arrangement of the parts without departing from thespirit of our invention, Figure 1 is a perspective, partly in section,of the invention, the same being in unfastened position, and the lowerends or terminals of the hame members or sections shown in dotted lines.Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in section, of the device, the samebeing in fastened position. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line00-03 of Fig. 2, viewing in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig.4 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 y of Fig. 2, viewing in thedirection indicated by the arrows.

In carrying out our invention, we construct the same preferably of threeparts or members designated as 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The member 1,which has one end formed into a hook 4: for engagement with a hamesection is preferably of approximately U-shape, the inner surface of thebottom of the U being provided preferably with a plurality ofperforations 5 at suitable intervals, as seen particularly in Figs. 1and 2, the purpose of which will be apparent the member 1.

presently. The lateral portions of the memher 1 are suitably notched intheir lower longitudinal edges as at 6, also for a purpose presentlyseen. The member 2, also having one end formed into a hook 7 forattachment to the other hame section, is of general bifurcated outline,the arms 2 of which. receive therebetween themember 1; and upon atransverse pivot-forming pin 8, secured to, and intermediate of saidarms or branches,

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is hung or fulcrumed the lever 3 having an inclined slot 9, receivingsaid pivot pin as seen especially in Figs. 1 and 2.

Thetransverse pin 8, it will be seen, is

adapted to engage any of the notches 6 of the member 1, the engagementbeing effected actuating the lever 3, said lever engaging at-its salientend 10 the perforations 5 of Such adjustment or movement of the pin 8,which is eflected as the lever 3 is actuated as just stated, providesfor suitably effecting the fastening and unfastening operation, also forenablingthe hame members to conform to the size of the collar, as may berequired. The requisite shifting of the lever 3 is provided for throughthe medium of the inclined slot 9 therein as is obvious, the lever, asengagement is effected therebetween and the perforations 5 of the member1, providing for prying the pin 8 out of registering perforations andallowing the bringing of said pin into succeeding registeringperforations for that purpose, as will be readily understood.

The lever 3 has a hooked terminal 11 which is adapted to engage atransverse pin 12 secured in the member 2, near one end thereof, forsuitably securing the lever in effective position when the locking pin 8of the member 2 is in engagement with the notches 6 of the member 1, asis readily apparent and as seen by reference to Fig. 2. Also it isobvious that by throwing the lever a little more than half-way over, thedevice is readily detached from the hames. The lever 3 is preferablyprovided with a fingerhold 13, near one end for its convenientactuation.

It is therefore thought that the advantages and benefits of my inventionhave been fully disclosed from the foregoing description andaccompanying illustration, among which may be mentioned its extremesimplicity, consequently inexpensiveness of manufacture, while it isreadily applied for use and is effective in operation.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the character described, including ahame-attached member, an opposite hame-attached member of generalbifurcated outline, between the arms of which bifurcated hame-attachedmember is received the first referred to hame-attached member, saidbifurcated hame attached member having a transverse pin, and a leverhaving a slot receiving said pin, said firstreferred to hame-attachedmember being provided with a plurality of notches, adapted forengagement With said pin, and with a series of apertures arranged in theupper portion of said first referred to hame-attached member, said leveralso having a salibe engaged by said hooked terminal.

2. A device of the character described, including a hame-attached memberapproximately U-shaped in transverse section, the

bottom of the U being provided with apertures, the free longitudinaledges of the arms of the U being notched, an opposite hame attachedmember of general bifurcated outline, between the arms of whichbifurcated hame attached member is received the notched hame-attachedmember, said bifurcated hame attached member having a pin adapted toengage the notches of said notched hame attached member, and a levermember having a slot receiving said transverse pin, said lever having asalient point adapted to engage the apertures in the bottom surface ofthe U-shaped hame attached member, said lever having a hooked terminal,and said bifurcated hame attached member having an additional pinadapted to be engaged by said hooked terminal.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

' FRED M. HOWE.

MAURICE D. HOWE. Witnesses:

HARRY N. SHERWOOD, JAMES C. HUsTED.

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Washington, 1L6.

